Question

Select one of the following main components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and discuss at least one strength and weakness of the component: individual mandate, employer mandate, Medicaid eligibility expansion, or insurance market regulation. How do you think that the identified weakness might be addressed?

Answer 1

Ans) Affordable Care Act: Key elements:

- Health insurance coverage reforms.
- Improving health-care quality, efficiency, and accountability.
- Making primary health care more accessible to medically underserved populations.
- Improving the public's health and training health professionals.
- Long-term care.

- The most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health are that the Affordable Care Act purpose is to "make health care more affordable, accessible, and of a higher quality, for families, seniors, businesses, and taxpayers alike."

- The Affordable Care Act gives uninsured Americans the right to have insurance that is affordable. The Affordable Care Act will " provide small business health insurance tax credits. The Affordable Care Act will provide "free preventive care" , and new plans.

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